diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6fdb26dae..f816fa547 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>coverage</id>
-      <properties>
-        <argLine>@{jacocoArgLine}</argLine>
-      </properties>
       <modules>
         <module>coverage</module>
       </modules>